Sentences with phrase «think of divorcing couples»

It helps to think of divorcing couples as trauma survivors as it allows us to make sense of much «irrational» behavior.

Not exact matches

Where divorce is easy, thought should be given to how couples are to appreciate the seriousness and solemnity of the step they are taking.

A recent survey of Presbyterian pastors found that 73 percent of them think that the church should be «tolerant of family changes (divorce, remarriage, same - sex couples) now taking place.»

As I've mentioned before, I personally think it is counterproductive to spend time and money trying to mess with the constitution so that it restricts the rights of U.S. citizens under the banner of «protecting the sanctity of marriage,» especially when heterosexual couples face a divorce rate that hovers between 45 and 50 percent.

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That's unfair to the couple — divorce can be just as painful whether there are kids involved or not, and some people divorce because of the desire to have children or not (think Elizabeth Gilbert and Eat, Pray, Love).

For the people who want to make divorce harder, shaming couples into «working harder,» well, I think all of us can agree that Glennon Doyle Melton worked pretty damn hard to salvage her marriage.

You'd be surprised how many parents who are on the verge of divorce send their children to sleep away camp thinking that a couple of weeks without the children will give them the time to make arrangements for finding a second place to live, etc..

That way, you're around to talk if they want to discuss the divorce further and they'll have a couple of days to think about it before they head back to school.

One Ethiopian writer described a couple, when dating, as happy, at parties and movies and recreation centers and swimming pools, while they appeared to dating a divorced mother less so after being married; still the writer thought marriage was the lesser of two evils when compared with the single life.

Nothing will ruin your finances faster than a nasty divorce, and it's more common than you think: a full 38 % of married couples divorce before their 30th wedding anniversary.

Child custody was once thought of as an issue dealt with only by divorcing couples, but that is no longer the case.

One of the biggest mistakes I see divorcing couples make is piling on additional debt after they separate, thinking that their spouse is responsible for one - half of this new debt.

In keeping with the goals of Bell's «Let's Talk» campaign, we thought it was an appropriate time to talk about how separation and divorce can affect the mental well - being of separating couples and their children.

Couples who had «incorrect perceptions» of each other's happiness — meaning they thought their partners were either happier or less happy than they suspected — had a higher rate of divorce overall (8.6 %).

«I think that divorce should be the last option,» says Eris Huemer Winans, PsyD, LMFT, cofounder of Divorce Doctor, a service that assists couples through every aspect of their divorce, and coauthor of Break Up Emergency: A Guide to Transform Your Break Up Into a Break Tdivorce should be the last option,» says Eris Huemer Winans, PsyD, LMFT, cofounder of Divorce Doctor, a service that assists couples through every aspect of their divorce, and coauthor of Break Up Emergency: A Guide to Transform Your Break Up Into a Break TDivorce Doctor, a service that assists couples through every aspect of their divorce, and coauthor of Break Up Emergency: A Guide to Transform Your Break Up Into a Break Tdivorce, and coauthor of Break Up Emergency: A Guide to Transform Your Break Up Into a Break Through.

I also thought of divorce advocate Beverly Willett's push to make it harder to divorce, (which worries me and others; more on that soon), putting all the faith on counseling (and a waiting period) before a couple splits in hopes of «saving» the marriage (totally ignoring the cohabitation reality.

You would think by now that people would know NJ divorce mediation is the only way that one should even consider getting a divorce but alas, only a small percentage of couples are smart enough to use a mediation service as a means to peacefully and efficiently resolve their differences and come to a fair and equitable distribution of their marital assets and liabilities.

During a financial squeeze, married couples often think outside of the box when it comes to divorce.

Many couples who have come to parting think that because the well of their marriage is so polluted by anger, strife and bitterness — in short, that because conflict has poisoned the marriage at its roots — a collaborative divorce can not work and traditional... Continue reading →

lesbian or straight couples who may be single, married, separated or thinking of divorce.

Couples in the midst of a biter breakup may want to think twice before starting litigation as a contentious divorce can have long - term negative impacts on the children, Toronto family lawyer Richard Diamond tells AdvocateDaily.com.

There are several reasons: (a) it's less adversarial than going to court; (b) it's more private; (c) you retain control of the process — i.e., you are not bound by what the mediator thinks (indeed, most mediators see their role as helping the parties effectuate their goals, not imposing the mediator's ideas); (d) it's usually much less expensive; (e) if there are children involved, the process is less likely to embroil them in a painful conflict; and (f) mediation often gives divorcing couples a better chance of successfully negotiating issues that may come up in the future (such as child support, alimony, or custody and visitation issues).

When most couples consider divorce, one of the first things they think of is how they are going to divide their marital property.

As we head into the season of wedding bells and happy couples tying the knot, nobody likes to think about the grim statistic that 50 % of today's marriages will end in divorce.

If you think the divorcing couple suffers, put yourselves in the shoes of the children.

But if law schools taught would be lawyers to encourage cooperation when marriages break down, more and more couples will hear the message of peaceful divorce and not necessarily think that divorce = court fights.

Here is a quick rundown of all the different mediation options available to couples that are thinking about a divorce:

When many people think of «Divorce» it is usually associated with strong fears and emotions, and stories of couples at war with one another (as personified in the movie «The War of the Roses» starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito).

What do you think about couples divorcing after so many years of marriage?

Many couples who have come to parting think that because the well of their marriage is so polluted by anger, strife and bitterness — in short, that because conflict has poisoned the marriage at its roots — a collaborative divorce can not work and traditional court battle is their only way out.

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Helping couples divorce without destroying their families is what my firm does — and why I was happy to see another high - profile couple showing others how to find creative, forward - thinking solutions and eliminating the risk of having a judge make decisions for their family.

I find that couples often think the only option to a painful marriage is divorce — and they make that decision from a place of emotion and fantasy, without clarity about the financial and emotional realities.

Many couples think of marriage counseling as a last resort to be considered only when you are on the verge of divorce.

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Before a couple walks into their divorce mediator's office for the first time, there could be hundreds of thoughts running through their minds.

Many people think that the purpose of divorce mediation is to help couples get back together.

Typically, couples start the divorce mediation process without thinking about the administrative side of things.

Especially since the poor housing market and high unemployment rates drag on for the fourth year, many couples who have decided to divorce but don't think that they can afford it are turning to alternative methods of separating.

The subsequent breakdown in communication, emotional and sexual intimacy and shared positive experiences together (often including any sense of feeling appreciated by their partner) can lead one or both members of the couple to think that divorce might be the only solution to an «emotionally dead» relationship.

When a divorcing couple is highly emotional and «thinking» with their reptilian brain (fight or flight, impulses coming from the survival level), it is hard for them to be rational enough to understand they will actually get more by working together and cutting the divorce lawyers out of the deal completely.

Discernment Counseling can give these individuals and couples a chance to slow down the divorce process and really think through a decision that will have an impact on them for the rest of their lives.

Annie Lareau, a 43 - year - old arts administrator from Seattle who divorced after several years of couples therapy, says she thinks discernment counseling sounds like a promising idea.

The hypotheses stated: the higher the negative interaction with one another, the higher rating of divorce potential the couple faces, couples who state that one of the individuals withdraw will be characterized by greater levels of negative interaction and dissatisfaction, men typically withdraw more than females do, money is the number one issue couples argue about, and more committed couples with think less likely about what it would feel like to be in another relationship and feel less trapped and more satisfied (Stanley, 2002).

But the patter of little feet in lives of a couple who think the child will do for them what they can not do for themselves is often a preliminary to divorce.

Think about couples counseling as a way to take some action right away to prevent the pain of a breakup or divorce.

Typically couples start marriage counseling when it's too late — after an affair, when they're thinking about divorce, when there are years and years of anger and resentment built up.

Couples are finding enormous relief, whether they end up divorcing (hopefully in a much healthier way) or saving a marriage that one of them thought was doomed.